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[[Image:Tuvalu man 1841.jpg|thumb|left|200px]] '''Tuvalu''' is an island nation consisting of a group of nine small atolls in the western Pacific Ocean. The main island lies north of [[Fiji|Fiji]]. Tuvalu is the world’s second smallest country. The languages spoken are Tuvaluan and English.  
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Guide to '''Tuvalu ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
==Information==
'''Tuvalu''', formerly known as the '''Ellice Islands''', is an island nation consisting of a group of nine small atolls in the western Pacific Ocean. The main island lies north of [[Fiji Genealogy|Fiji]]. Tuvalu is the world’s second smallest country. The languages spoken are Tuvaluan and English.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Tuvalu," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvalu, accessed 20 April 2016.</ref>


Tuvaluans are threatened by rising sea levels because the highest point is just 16 feet above sea level. The estimated population is 10,500.
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The islands are '''Nanumea''', '''Nanumanga''', '''Niutao''', '''Nui''', '''Vaitupu''', '''Nukufetau''', '''Funafuti''', '''Nukulaelae''', and '''Niulakita'''.  
==Tuvalu Map==
Genealogy records are kept on the state level in Tuvalu.


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==Atolls/Islands==
Tuvalu is composed of several atolls/islands:
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*Nukulaelae
*Niulakita
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*[[Tuvalu:Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
*[[Tuvalu:Bibliography|Bibligraphy]]
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*[[Tuvalu:Church Records|Church Records]]
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Guide to Tuvalu ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Information[edit | edit source]

Tuvalu, formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is an island nation consisting of a group of nine small atolls in the western Pacific Ocean. The main island lies north of Fiji. Tuvalu is the world’s second smallest country. The languages spoken are Tuvaluan and English.[1]

Tuvalu Map[edit | edit source]

Genealogy records are kept on the state level in Tuvalu.

Tuvalu-.png

Atolls/Islands[edit | edit source]

Tuvalu is composed of several atolls/islands:

  • Nanumea
  • Nanumanga
  • Niutao
  • Nui
  • Vaitupu
  • Nukufetau
  • Funafuti
  • Nukulaelae
  • Niulakita

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Tuvalu," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvalu, accessed 20 April 2016.